Capturing Video (again!)

Cindy R

Member Location: Louisiana, USA Joined: Feb 27, 2007 16:34 Messages: 124 Offline

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Jun 25, 2009 17:09

I know you regulars are getting tired of answering my capturing video questions, but yall's answers have been very helpful!

Here's another one . . . when capturing video from a source, is it better to capture it in "chunks" of say 10-15 minute files or try to capture the whole thing at one time which may be 1 hour's worth of video and huge file size? I get worried that if I capture the whole tape at once that huge file is going to overload my computer and I run the risk of it crashing when I pull it into PD. However, by capturing it in "chunks" the video between clips is not as smooth as I would like when I put it together to burn onto a DVD (assuming I don't put fade transitions between the clips). I see in the edit portion of the program that there is a button that says "combine" but it is grayed out even if I choose 2 clips - what is that button used for?

Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Cindy

James W

Senior Contributor Location: Lakeland, FL USA Joined: Aug 18, 2008 10:36 Messages: 911 Offline

Jun 25, 2009 17:52

Chunks are easier to work with. Try to find a cut off point where you can insert a fade. I would record for about 15 minutes and then rewind about a minute and record again. Repeat this process until you are finished. This will give you plenty of extra overlap for you to find a fade if the combined video is not smooth.

I never used the combine feature so I can't comment on that. Q9300 2.5 GHz
4 GB Ram
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Cindy R

Member Location: Louisiana, USA Joined: Feb 27, 2007 16:34 Messages: 124 Offline

Jun 25, 2009 19:02

Thanks James,

I didn't think about rewinding it a little. I'll try that from now on.

Cindy